1st Floor, Gloucester House
8 Camberwell New Road
London
SE5 0TA

Tel: 020 7735 3400
Web: www.obac.org.uk

The Organisation of Blind African Caribbeans (OBAC) was founded in 1988 by a group of visually impaired African and Caribbean people. OBAC exists to ensure blind and partially sighted African and Caribbean people access relevant services, influence decision and policy makers, to enable them to overcome barriers that prevent them become active members of the community.

Their aims and objectives are:

• To support visually impaired African and Caribbean people on matters affecting their lives.
• To represent visually impaired Africans and Caribbean people to access mainstream and voluntary service providers so that their interests are promoted and protected.
• To offer training and education to enable visually impaired African and Caribbean people to take up opportunities in the areas of employment or self-employment.
• To provide a focus for visually impaired Africans and Caribbean’s for mutual support, networking and social activities.

Their core areas of work are:

• Supported Services
• Poverty & Work
• Immigration
• Leisure

OBAC employs qualified advisers who offer specialist information and advice to their members and service users on issues such as welfare rights, entitlements, befriending, reading service, housing, debt, aids, adaptation, mobility, and immigration.